Review Article

Antibiotic-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Increasing Success Remains a Challenge as a Nosocomial Pathogen

Table 1

Surveillance studies carried out in Mexico.

Date (year of publication)Type of surveillanceRegion of studyMain resultsOutbreakReference

2010LocalMonterreyIncidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter: 74%[56]

2013LocalGuadalajaraAcinetobacter endemicity and decreased susceptibility. Became one of the five microorganisms most frequently isolated in nosocomial infections.[57]

2014LocalMexico CityPresence of ST758 and the new OXA-23 allele called OXA-239[59]

2015LocalMonterreyAttributable mortality: 14.5%. Presence of new sequence type and OXA-58 and OXA-72[60]

2015LocalSLPOXA-72 associated with plasmid.[62]

2010NationalNationalNo data accessible.[63]

2011NationalNationalFrequency of 7% in nosocomial infections. No more data accessible.[64]

2012NationalGuadalajaraPresence of OXA-24[61]

2015NationalMulticentered Predominance of clonal complexes CC636 and CC92. New OXA-469 allele found and regional distribution of OXA-72 and OXA-239 determined. Submitted

Included all the states in Mexico.
+, positive; −, negative; SLP, San Luis Potosí.